Lucan clocks 30:58 to win the women’s title as Barega runs 27:37 in the men’s 10km race.
Selemon Barega retained his AJ Bell Great Manchester Run title on Sunday (May 18) with victory on Sunday (May 18), but the Ethiopian was made to work hard for his victory in a thrilling finish.
Barega emerged victorious in a three-way battle in the final stages, ahead of Santiago Catrofe (27:39) and Oscar Chelimo (27:42) to take the win. The Ethiopian crossed the line in 27:37, adding to the title he claimed last year on the streets of Manchester in 27:49.
Katroff secured second ahead of Chelimo, while USA’s Morgan Biddlescomb (27:45) finished fourth and Vincent Ngetich (27:49) rounded out the top five.
The first Briton home was 2021 winner Mark Scott, who finished seventh overall in 28:33 to win the British Road 10km Championship, which was included in the event.
“My main goal today was to win the British race. I got out pretty quickly with the lead group because the wind was in my face so I wanted to sit.
“I paid the price a little bit in the middle of the race, but it was a job well done today.”
Mahamed Mahamed finished second in the British rankings after running 28:28 for 12th place overall. The performance came a month after his progress from the London Marathon, where his 2:06:14 took him second on the UK men’s all-time marathon list behind Mo Farah.
Alice Cross rounded out the British podium in 13th place in 28:45.
The women’s race was similarly competitive, with Slovenia’s Klara Lukan and Veini Kelati locked together for most of the contest. Lucan eventually came out on top in the closing stages to secure victory in 30:58.
The Slovenian arrived in Manchester in great form, having recently broken the European women’s 10km road record in Laredo, becoming the first European to run the distance under 30 minutes.
He said after the race. “Today was great, we pushed really hard from the start so it wasn’t an easy win, but at the end when I crossed the finish line I was really happy.
“It was a fight. It’s a fight every time, but it’s different when you’re competing against women only and not in a mixed race. It’s a different feeling, but we have to have a dynamic race and that’s a challenge. I’m always excited to take on some new challenges.”
Kelati finished second, with Britain’s Amy-Eloise Neill third in 32:16 to secure the British Road 10km Championship title.
Britain’s Verity Ockenden (32:21) and Clara Evans-Graham (32:34) were just behind in fourth and fifth respectively.
The men’s wheelchair race was won by David Weir in 21:19, while Melanie Woods was the first woman home in 24:09.
The event also featured half-marathon races earlier in the morning before the elite 10km races.
City of Sheffield’s Alex Durant was first home in the half marathon in 65:48, while Georgia Stanfield of Trentham RC led the women’s field in 78:17.
